The Chief Minister of the Northern Province CV Wigenswaran said that he had sought India’s intervention to set up a federal government system in the Northern and Eastern provinces.
Speaking at an event to welcome back Tamil academics from the Northern Province who went to India to further their studies, Wigneswaran said that India understands that a federal government is the only political solution for the Tamil people.
Recalling the 1987 Indo-Lanka accord that established the Northern and Eastern provinces, Wigneswaran said that even these provinces, even though they have no power, where only set up by Sri Lanka due to India’s pressure, reports Colombo Page.
Speaking at an event to welcome back Tamil academics from the Northern Province who went to India to further their studies, Wigneswaran said that India understands that a federal government is the only political solution for the Tamil people.
Recalling the 1987 Indo-Lanka accord that established the Northern and Eastern provinces, Wigneswaran said that even these provinces, even though they have no power, where only set up by Sri Lanka due to India’s pressure, reports Colombo Page.